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San José Insurgentes

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San José Insurgentes
Plaza Jorge Negrete
Plaza Jorge Negrete
Location of San José Insurgentes (in red) within Benito Juárez borough
Location of San José Insurgentes (in red) within Benito Juárez borough
Country Mexico
City Mexico City
MunicipalityBenito Juárez
Area
 • Total0.70 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total5,958[1]
Postal code
03900

San José Insurgentes is a neighborhood located in southwest Mexico City.

Location

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San José Insurgentes is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City.

The neighborhood is bordered by:[2][3]

Description

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San José Insurgentes is a mixed neighborhood, with both residential zones as well as office buildings, hotels and commerces. The neighborhood is home to the iconic theater Teatro de los Insurgentes.

The colonia has a public park called Parque de la Bola (English: Park of the Ball) which is located exactly at the center of the neighborhood, forming a roundabout that connects the two main avenues of the area: Félix Parra and Plateros.

History

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The neighborhood was developed by the Alemán family (that of Mexico's president Miguel Alemán Valdés) in the late years of the 1930s.

Since then, San José Insurgentes has been home to several public figures including president Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, actress María Félix and singer Jorge Negrete.[4] There is a statue of Jorge Negrete located in a roundabout at the streets of Capuchinas and Del Ángel.

Transportation

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Public transportation

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The area is served by the Mexico City Metrobús.

Metrobus stations

  • Teatro Insurgentes

References

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  1. ^ "Densidad habitacional por colonia". Portal de Datos Abiertos de la CDMX (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. ^ (in Spanish) "Nuestra Demarcación" (Our borders), Delegación Benito Juárez website, archive of 2013-08-12
  3. ^ (in Spanish) Mapa de colonias de la Delegación Benito Juárez (Map of colonias of the Benito Juárez borough
  4. ^ "Las diversas facetas de la residencia de Los Pinos". Excélsior (in Spanish). August 26, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2018.